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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dr. McNab treat the Collector's inflamed eye?

2. Chloe detects a sepoy, and because Fleury doesn't have his rifle with him, who ends up shooting the sepoy?

3. What did the young men find disturbing about Lucy's naked body?

4. What is the name given to the surviving infant?

5. What does the Collector eat at the end of Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Collector sitting on and what is he discussing with the Padre in Chapter 31?

2. What does Lucy begin to do to cheer herself up?

3. Describe the incident of Ram, the sepoy , Fleury and Chloe in Chapter 27.

4. What happens when Lucy becomes covered in Chockchafers?

5. What does Fleury hear in the morning which he finds beautiful? What is Ram's comment on this and Fleury's thought about it?

6. What does the Collector do when he returns to London?

7. What three characters in the novel die in Chapter 18?

8. Dr. McNab calls Miriam to help him in what kind of operation and what is Miriam suffering from in this chapter?

9. What happens on September 12th and why can't the British destroy the enemy's magazine cache?

10. What does Dr. McNab refer to as having been successful in the treatment of cholera which alarms the onlookers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the auction of the remaining food goods. Who bids? What scheme does Rayne carry out? What does the Collector do?

2) What foolhardy thing does Dr. Dunstaple do to show Dr. McNab up? What is the outcome? Give as many details as possible.

3) Describe the incident with Chloe, the sepoy, Fleury and Ram.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the scene where Louise and Fleury are in the Sunday School. What does the Padre have the children do and what is the outcome?

2) Write about the Collector's thoughts about the electroplating technology. Why does he feel its so important?

3) What is your opinion of the Padre and his view that he is bringing salvation not only to the native Christians but to the British residents.

Do you think he is doing good or spreading fear? What are some of the points he tries to make in his sermonizing?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe the behavior of the residents during the cholera epidemic. What do they carry around with them at all times? Which of the doctors

seem to inspire more confidence in them? Why?

2) Describe the differing opinions of Dr. Dunstaple and Dr. McNab as to the cause of cholera?

3) Describe the different treatments Dr. Dunstaple and Dr. McNab use in the treatment of cholera.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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